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    I've been having issues with my home server.  It has a virus and I think I am going to start from scratch.  I've been reading up on how to do the installation.  I'm not sure if I understand it correctly so I want to run it by you guys first. 

    Is it true that if I format the main partition (The Windows installation) then it will ask me to do a reinstallation of the server or do I have to format the whole hard drive and have the OS repartition it?  If I do have to partition the whole drive how do I go about ensuring the data found on the same hard drive as the main partition doesn't get formatted? 

    It's pretty scary that I have to format the original OS installation partition and hope that Windows Home Server installation knows to do a reinstall as appose to a new install.  I need someone to offer their knowledge to hopefully give me the confidence to do this reinstallation.
    Saturday, September 6, 2008 4:56 AM

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    I figured out what the issue was.  The way it works is I have 2 sata hard drives and 2 IDE hard drives.  For some reason the computer would read the 2 sata drives first.  When It failed it would then look at the IDE hard drives and load them up.  The OS was installed on the IDE drives. 

    When I played around with the loadup sequence I set the IDE hard drive to be the primary drive.  It then gave me the option to reinstall the OS. 
    • Marked as answer by Ilan Silver Saturday, September 13, 2008 10:52 PM
    Saturday, September 13, 2008 10:50 PM

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    You just need to put your WHS Installation disk in and let it boot up - then follow the prompts and you will be offered the choice of a New Install or a Reinstall - take the Reinstall option

    This thread covers off what happens to data, backups etc in a reinstall - http://forum.wegotserved.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2724

    Of course you still need to deal with the virus issue - you may want to have a look at this anti-virus product for WHS released this week - http://www.f-secure.com/estore/homeserversecurity2009.html - there are others as well such as Avast
    Saturday, September 6, 2008 9:15 AM
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    You normally don't have to format anything. Boot from your installation DVD. At the hardware discovery phase, add drivers for your storage controllers if your drives aren't all visible. When asked what kind of installation you want to do, choose Server Reinstallation or Server Recovery, not New Installation.

    Note that you will need to add drivers a second time if you need drivers to access your system drive. I assume you're familiar with the procedure there, as you will have had to do that to install Windows Home Server in the first place.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    • Proposed as answer by bchapman101 Sunday, September 7, 2008 5:00 PM
    Saturday, September 6, 2008 1:49 PM
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    It doesn't offer a reinstallation option, only a new installation.  This leaves me with a problem.  I don't think I want to do a new installation and risk loosing everything on the additional hard drives.  
    Saturday, September 6, 2008 1:57 PM
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    From the sound of that, you need to supply storage drivers during installation.
    Consult the Getting Started guide:  http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/0/9c0ef09a-585f-4e20-a605-9f225cc11721/WHS_GettingStarted.pdf , it'll explain how to add them.
    -Chris
    • Edited by Chris Cupler Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:25 PM edit link
    Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:23 PM
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    I figured out what the issue was.  The way it works is I have 2 sata hard drives and 2 IDE hard drives.  For some reason the computer would read the 2 sata drives first.  When It failed it would then look at the IDE hard drives and load them up.  The OS was installed on the IDE drives. 

    When I played around with the loadup sequence I set the IDE hard drive to be the primary drive.  It then gave me the option to reinstall the OS. 
    • Marked as answer by Ilan Silver Saturday, September 13, 2008 10:52 PM
    Saturday, September 13, 2008 10:50 PM